Browsing All Posts filed under »Winter«

Beef Bourguignon

May 30, 2012

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A classic French beef and red wine stew - comfort food at its best and a great way to add, or hide, extra veg in the dish.

Book review: Borsch, Vodka and Tears // Polish Potato Pancakes

May 25, 2012

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Adapted from Borsch Vodka and Tears, a fabulous new Polish cook- and vodka book, these 5 ingredient Polish potato pancakes are as good as they get.

Cabbage, Bean and Crispy Kale Soup

May 23, 2012

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Kale is so en vogue right now. Why not try it in this wholesome cabbage soup, it's super tasty and easy to make.

Beetroot and Basil Pesto Insalata Caprese

May 21, 2012

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A wintry take on the classic Caprese salad served with pickled beetroot slices and basil pesto. Only 5 ingredients.

Meatless Monday: Fried Egg, Chilli and Tomato Spaghetti

May 14, 2012

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Fried Egg, Chilli and Tomato Spaghetti is simple fare but equally as delightful.

Poached Autumn Fruits with Chestnut Cream

May 11, 2012

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A super easy dessert using's season's best pears, plums and chestnuts.

The best creamy mushroom sauce for steaks + some news

May 9, 2012

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It's not often that I use such highly subjective descriptors and food writing clichés as "the best", but honestly, life is too short for bad mushroom sauce

Greek-style smoked olive and lemon lamb shoulder TACOS!

May 4, 2012

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A great to serve the whole lamb shoulder roast this way from the start, or make a new meal from leftovers the next night.

Polish black pudding (kaszanka) with caramelised onion

April 23, 2012

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Similar to the English blood pudding, Spanish morcilla, French boudin noir and German Blutwurst, only better.

Herring fillets ‘tartare’

April 18, 2012

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Herring is an acquired taste if you're not used to herring, but f you like fish and salty flavours, you should give it a go.

Chocolate and sour cherry bread

April 4, 2012

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Easy to make, this chocolate and sour cherry bread is perfect to serve with a selection of cheeses and pastes.

Garlic, chilli and tomato mussels

March 21, 2012

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The mussels are divine. With added flavour and veg from Anathoth's Tomato Relish. Together they worked a real treat!

{5 ingredient} Pork in a ginger and shallot broth

February 29, 2012

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Ginger lends a warm and slightly spicy flavour to the broth that goes really well with sweet and juicy pork scotch fillets, my favourite cut for braising.

Farmer’s (curd) cheese using only 1 ingredient!

February 15, 2012

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All it takes is 1 ingredient, 10 minutes cooking time and a little patience... and that ingredient? Buttermilk!

Organic spaghetti and meatballs, plus why Woolies wins over Coles

February 6, 2012

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Woolworths' Macro Wholefood Market range is a great way to stock up on pantry essentials and shortcut products that taste good and are good for you.

Pumpkin, lentil and cous cous salad with dukkah

January 9, 2012

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Spiced with dukkah, the flavours and textures of the salad's nutritious ingredients are great, making this salad a versatile side or a meal in itself.

Bakers Delight Christmas cake chunk ice cream

January 6, 2012

14

Even haters will fall in love with the delicious swirls of juicy fruit and big almost brownie-like cake chunks in this 2 ingredient ice cream.

Boxing Day leftovers makeovers: Fried rice with turkey, egg and vegetables

December 24, 2011

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Feel free to use leftover roasted turkey, chicken, ham or even cooked prawns in this recipe - anything goes really!

Tapas: Port and parsley butter mushrooms

December 20, 2011

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Perfect as a side to steak, grilled chicken or one of a few tapas if you are planning to carry a Spanish theme at your next dinner party.

Christmas cookie madness: gingerbread spice mix, gingerbread cookie dough and… gingerbread ice cream!

December 16, 2011

15

The best thing about this recipe is that it is all natural, additive free and can accommodate for most common food allergies such as gluten and dairy intolerances.

Pearl barley ‘risotto’ with vegetables and chicken

November 23, 2011

17

Barley is a tasty, nutritious and a very versatile grain that helps lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar level. Use as you would rice.

Turkey leg confit with cranberry vodka sauce + baked apple | Thanksgiving

November 20, 2011

16

Formed into a sausage, the turkey confit combined with the sweet sour flavour of roasted apple and dried cranberries, plus a slight warmth from the generous glug of cherry vodka in the sauce, becomes something out of this world!

{Day 28} Spicy eggplant ‘tagine’

October 28, 2011

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A quick and fragrant eggplant tagine served in the gorgous Royal Selangor jelly mould.

{Day 27} Sour cherry loaf and summer berry pudding

October 27, 2011

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A gorgous and wholesome twist on the classic with artisan bread, fresh berries and chocolate gelato!

{Day 25} Fresh mint and Oreo ice cream for Christmas

October 25, 2011

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Always a winning combination, fresh mint and chocolate take forefront in this rich and creamy ice crem.

{Day 23} Milo mousse S’mores

October 23, 2011

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While it has been on my “to cook” list for this challenge for some time now, I have finally taken the plunge and transformed everyone’s favourite, the S’more - a gooey marshmallow and delicious chocolate biscuit sandwich, into a cone-shaped creation. For the obvious reasons, the Royal Selangor Get your Jelly On challenge S’more is a bit of an inside out version… [Read more…]

{Day 14} Duck rillettes

October 14, 2011

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Duck rilletes is a flavourful corase pate-style dish which goes well as a sandwhich spread or served as part of a charcuterie board.

{Day 8} Beetroot and pine nut risotto with Chevre dressing

October 8, 2011

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You can't go wrong with the classic combination of beetroot and goat's cheese in this stunning risotto!

{Day 7} Arroz con leche (rice pudding) and mango jelly

October 7, 2011

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This 'rice with milk' is simple to prepare, deliciously creamy and sweet with a mesmerising aroma of cinnamon and a hint of lemon zest.

{Day 6} Laksa lemak from scratch, with prawns and tofu

October 6, 2011

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Rich in colour and fragrance the soup has a great depth of flavours that lingers on after every spoonful and all you want to do is dive in for another sip.

{Day 4} Guillaume’s country-style pork belly terrine from Food for Friends

October 4, 2011

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[Guillaume Brahimi's] amazing country style terrine from an amazing cookbook by an amazing man. Cone shaped of course!

5 ingredient dulce de leche and chilli chocolate tart

September 26, 2011

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A delicious combination of gooey caramel and chocolate with a hint of heat from the chilli... delicious and very addictive!